Bangkok vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$1485
🏠 One person rent	$434	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$432
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	89	16
😀 Quality of life	74	29
🏙️ Population	5.68M	76.2K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 64% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 5606th and 7924th ($996 vs $607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Eswatini, respectively. Check Thailand vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.7 months in Mbabane. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Mbabane ranked 2nd in Eswatini, while ranked 2044th and 8819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Mbabane

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	Bangkok	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$99.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$5969

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$494
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$912
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1014
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$882
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$902
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$875
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$784
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$851
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$997
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1015
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1104
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$912
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$742
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1031
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$938
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$994
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$872
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$811
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$660
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$611
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$903
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$723
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$691
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$615
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$549
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$691
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$663
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$590
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$953
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$632